Tom Mankiewicz’s Typical Vibe
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Tom Mankiewicz has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Superman.
Recurring themes
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Dir. Richard Donner · With Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
Dir. Richard Donner · With Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer

When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.
Dir. John Sturges · With Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall

Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The mission takes him to Las Vegas where Bond meets his archenemy Blofeld.
Dir. Guy Hamilton · With Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray

James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Dir. Guy Hamilton · With Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour

Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them off the train.
Dir. George P. Cosmatos · With Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen

Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.
Dir. Guy Hamilton · With Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland

LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. After investigating some strange robberies at the local zoo and the theft of a stockpile of pornographic magazines, they uncover cult activity in the heart of the city and are hot on the case to figure out who's behind it all.
Dir. Tom Mankiewicz · With Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer
A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
Dir. Tom Mankiewicz · With John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms
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